JNTO eyes 16% jump in Indian tourists visiting Japan in 2019
Japan National Tourism Organisation has pegged the number of tourists visiting Tokyo from India to grow by 16 per cent this year, a top official said.
According to JNTO, Director Aya Hashimoto, Japan witnessed 1,54,029 Indian travellers visiting the country in 2018.
"Japan already witnessed a 14.4 per cent rise in January to October 2019 to 1,49,300 Indian visitors," he told PTI.
To a query, he said the number of visitors were more from major metros like New Delhi, Mumbai.
"This year we are expecting a growth of 16 per cent compared to travellers visited last year", he said.
Asked about those cities in Japan that are being promoted among Indian travellers, he said, the 'Golden Route' is a popular choice among tourists as it covers major cities like Tokyo, Hakone, Nara, Osaka, Kyoto and Hiroshima.
"A traveller must visit these cities while in Japan.
Hence, it is termed as Golden Route", he said, adding the best time to tour Japan was in April-May or October and November.
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